Chapter 483 Breaking Through
"Heihe? Xiping, what are we going to Heihe for? It's even colder there than here. What kind of business can we make money in there?" Liu Yuhe asked, puzzled. Why go to the far north in this freezing weather?
Chen Weiguo and the others were also a bit confused.
They had delivered home appliances to Heihe before and had an impression of the area. Just like Ha Liuyuhe said, it was a place of ice and snow, even colder than Qianchuan. What business would they do there?
"Brother, Weiguo, you've been to Heihe before. What's on the other side?" Sheng Xiping asked with a smile, glancing around at everyone.
"The other side? You mean the other side of the river? That's where the Russians are, right?" Liu Yujiang replied subconsciously.
"Oh dear, you're not thinking of doing business with the Russians, are you? I haven't heard of allowing private trade, isn't this too risky?"
Liu Yujiang shook his head, thinking it was unlikely.
Although relations between the two countries have eased in recent years and there have been economic and trade activities, these are all official trade, and border trade between the two countries has not yet started.
Liu Yuhe has made considerable progress in the past few years of doing business with Sheng Xiping, and he certainly knows that doing business with the Russians can make money.
But there's no policy that allows it right now. Are they going to take the risk?
"Second Brother, what are you thinking? We're a legitimate company, why would we take any risks?"
Just because it's not explicitly permitted now doesn't mean it won't be allowed in the future. It's all about effort; how will we know it won't work if we don't try?
Sheng Xiping chuckled upon hearing this. Adventure? How could they take any risks?
The company is there, and these people all have wives and children behind them. Would they do something so risky?
Sheng Xiping didn't know exactly when the Heihe border trade opened up in his previous life, but it seemed to be around 1986 or 1987.
Anyway, by the time he heard about it, the other party had already made a fortune, and those who came later missed the period of huge profits.
Sheng Xiping hadn't really considered it before; he originally just wanted to exchange more cheap timber from the Russians.
But that day, Chen Weiguo and others came to our house and brought up the difficulties each family was facing.
Sheng Xiping suddenly realized that perhaps he could seize this opportunity and lead everyone to make a fortune.
Today, Wu Yucheng brought up the issue of import exchange rate adjustments again. If profits in this area decrease, the company will inevitably have to look for other ways to make money.
Sheng Xiping recalled that he had met Feng Shuyan's uncle in Harbin before, and heard him say that Heihe had been discussing opening up border trade with the other side of the river in the past two years.
Sheng Xiping felt that this was an opportunity that should be seized and not missed.
Everyone has known Sheng Xiping for so many years and understands him quite well. Since Sheng Xiping brought it up, he must have a good idea of what he was thinking.
"Sure, we don't have anything urgent to do after the New Year anyway, so let's go take a trip over there."
Wu Yucheng had no objection to this; after all, he was his own brother, so he could go wherever he wanted.
So, after discussing it, everyone decided that after Sheng Xiping attended the engagement banquet on the sixth day of the lunar new year, they would set off for Heihe to find out the situation first and then make their next plan.
Inside the room, a group of grown men got more and more excited as they chatted, and started rambling on and on about all sorts of things.
In the outer kitchen, Zhou Qinglan, Sheng Yunfang, Tang Fengying, Li Xue, Zhao Juan, and others were busy frying, stir-frying, and cooking all sorts of delicious food.
During the Chinese New Year, no family is short of food.
Needless to say, the Sheng family had bought a lot of things before the New Year, plus gifts from others. They had everything they needed, from chicken and duck to fish and meat, and wild delicacies. They could cook whatever they wanted to eat.
Before 2 p.m., all ten dishes were ready.
A table was set up in the east room, with one on the south kang (heated brick bed) and one on the north kang for the men. A few bottles of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and a case of beer were also brought out for them to drink.
Zhang Shuzhen led her daughter, daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter, as well as the wives of other families, to stand on the side of the west room, where they were also seated.
"Ignore them, let them shout whatever they want. Even if they tear the roof off today, we won't care. We'll just stay here and eat our meals."
The commotion from the drinking and finger-guessing games in the east room was quite loud. Tang Fengying and Li Xue couldn't resist going over to take a look, but Zhang Shuzhen stopped them.
"Yes, my mom is right. They've been working hard all year, and it's rare for them to take a break. Let's not worry about them and let them do whatever they want."
We'll drink too. They drink alcohol, we'll drink hawthorn beer and soda.
Zhou Qinglan laughed along, holding a bottle of hawthorn beer in her hand, and filled it for Tang Fengying and the others.
Since both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had said so, Tang Fengying and the others simply stopped caring and happily chatted and ate and drank.
"Hey? Have you heard? Liu Hongxia and her husband are getting a divorce." Tang Fengying suddenly said mysteriously as they were chatting.
"What?! Hongxia wants a divorce? She's only been married for two or three years, why is she already getting a divorce?"
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. Zhou Qinglan looked incredulous, and while asking the question, she glanced at Zhao Juan.
When Liu Hongxia was dating Chen Weiguo, her family insisted on a high dowry and refused to budge. Later, Sheng Xiping acted as matchmaker and introduced her to Zhao Juan, Li Xue's cousin.
Chen Weiguo and Zhao Juan have been married for many years and have had one daughter and two sons. They have a good relationship and their lives are getting better and better.
Liu Hongxia, however, had her reputation ruined because of her parents' meddling.
Especially since her family demanded such a high dowry, she remained unmarried for many years and became an old maid.
Finally, through the introduction of others, she married a man from Caozihe Forest Farm whose wife had died.
"I heard it's all sorts of trouble happening on Old Liu's side all day long."
Especially that kid from the Liu family, he does nothing but eat, drink and have fun with a bunch of hooligans all day long.
When they're short of money, they go to their sisters' houses to ask for it, and if they don't get it, they make a scene. What decent family could endure such a life?
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